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The team huddles before their match against Northern Kentucky Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

RMU Men’s Soccer Team to Begin the Third Season in Horizon League Under Jason O’Keefe

Hope Beatty, Copy Editor
August 19, 2022

As the Colonials prepare to begin their third season in the Horizon League under Coach Jason O’Keefe, they look to improve from last season. RMU ended their 2020-21 spring season with an overall record of 1-6-1; however, they did show slight improvements going into their fall...

Logan and Chase Gilley walk off the field during soccer practice. Photo credit: Samantha Dutch

Seeing Double: Twin transfers Chase and Logan Gilley adjust to life with men’s soccer team

Samantha Dutch
April 5, 2022

Chase and Logan Gilley have departed their home in North Carolina to Moon Township to join the Robert Morris men's soccer team. The identical twins are first-semester sophomores, who have played soccer together since they were kids. They have always been on the same team, which...

Men's soccer huddles before their game at Duquesne. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Youth movement for men’s soccer is key to resurgence in Jason O’Keefe’s program

Michael Deemer
April 4, 2022

Following the departure of longtime head coach Bill Denniston, the men's soccer program at Robert Morris wanted to start fresh. After Appalachian State had cut its program in 2020, Jason O'Keefe had no home. The Colonials hired O'Keefe in November of that year and he immediately...

RMU men's soccer has clinched its first postseason berth since 2017. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Men’s soccer clinches first postseason berth since 2017

Tyler Gallo
November 3, 2021

Robert Morris men's soccer has done it. Following a season where they played off-campus, scored just one goal and won one game, Robert Morris men's soccer has clinched a spot in the 2021 Horizon League playoffs–– sneaking in as the sixth seed following their win at IUPUI...

Bryan Akongo scored a hat trick in men's soccer's win over VMI.

Bryan Akongo scores hat-trick, gives men’s soccer a confidence-boosting win over VMI

Owen Krepps
October 20, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris men’s soccer (4-9, 3-4 Horizon) defeated the Virginia Military Institute Keydets (1-15, 0-5 SOCON) by a score of 4-1 today to finish off their non-conference schedule. Bryan Akongo celebrated his 21st birthday week by scoring his first career...

Nathaniel David kicks a corner.

After two disallowed goals, men’s soccer loses in overtime to Cleveland State

Owen Krepps
October 13, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– “You have got to be kidding me” and “that's a joke” were two phrases that were uttered often by RMU men’s soccer head coach Jason O’Keefe Wednesday afternoon. After two disallowed goals by the Colonials (3-9 overall, 3-4 Horizon), they fell in double-overtime...

Bryan Akongo

Bryan Akongo finally getting the chance to settle in for men’s soccer

Tyler Gallo
October 8, 2021

For Bryan Akongo, the last two seasons of his soccer career have been everything but ordinary. His arrival to the team out of London coincided with one of the strangest seasons in men's soccer history, a year where they had to deal with joining a new conference, the COVID-19...

Preston Rushmore (left) and Jacob Haskins (right) strategize a free kick.

Oakland obliterates men’s soccer, Colonials lose fifth straight

Owen Krepps
September 29, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris men’s soccer (1-8 overall, 1-3 Horizon) dropped their fifth straight matchup Wednesday afternoon against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (3-4-1 overall, 2-1 Horizon) by a score of 4-0. Oakland controlled the majority of the game holding RMU to only...

Gustaf Moberg carries the ball against Milwaukee.

Milwaukee’s Gratton scores 2; Panthers defeat Colonials 2-1

Michael Deemer
September 18, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– After a heartbreaking defeat against Xavier on Wednesday, Robert Morris (1-5, 1-1 Horizon) returned to the North Athletic Complex as they took on Milwaukee (3-3, 2-0 Horizon) for their first home game in Horizon League play. Despite an all-around solid effort...